Global law firm Reed Smith announces the hire of Romin Dabir as partner in its Financial Industry Group and London office.

Dabir most recently worked at Kirkland & Ellis International where he was a partner in the Financial Services Regulatory team. He began his legal career at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, moving to Macfarlanes at six years post-qualification. Before becoming a lawyer, Dabir worked as a management consultant for EY where he qualified as a chartered management accountant.

Mayer Brown announced that Emily Naughton has joined the firm as a partner in its Real Estate Markets practice and Projects & Infrastructure team in Washington DC, along with associates Whitney Smith and Sarah Mernin. They join from Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that James M. Hays will join the firm’s Houston office as a partner, where he will continue to counsel private fund sponsors on the organization and administration of private investment funds across a diverse range of asset classes and strategies.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that AnnElyse Scarlett Gains has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner, where she will continue her business restructuring and reorganization practice.

“AnnElyse is a fantastic addition to the Gibson Dunn team,” said Greta B. Williams, Co-Partner-in-Charge of the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn.  “She is a well-respected, experienced lawyer who will add further bench strength to our premier business restructuring and reorganization practice.”

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Jay Lee as a debt capital markets finance partner in its Hong Kong office. Lee joins K&L Gates from the Hong Kong office of Simmons & Simmons.

Global law firm Dentons announces the recruitment of partner Luigi Costa in the Banking and Finance practice in Milan, to launch a new “Project, Energy and Infrastructure” team in Italy.

The new team will provide an integrated legal service offering for the fast-growing energy and infrastructure sector and will respond to the market need for legal advisors able to manage complex projects with a holistic approach. The new offering is particularly relevant in view of Italy’s PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) and the energy transition across Europe.

International law firm CMS has bolstered its market leading Financial Services practice with the addition of new partner Chris Glennie, who joins the Financial Services Regulatory team in London.

Chris joins the firm from the Bank of England. He brings extensive payments, financial regulation, and banking expertise. 

International law firm CMS is bolstering its Competition and Trade practice with the appointment of Wendy Nicolson as a partner based in its Edinburgh office. 

Wendy joins the firm from Pinsent Masons and has extensive experience advising clients across the UK on public procurement and related competition issues, including in the life sciences, energy and utilities and defence sectors.

Slaven Kovacevic will join Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Corporate and Transaction practice in Düsseldorf as Salaried Partner effective November 1, 2022. Kovacevic joins the firm from Simmons & Simmons, where he practiced as Counsel at the Düsseldorf office. At Heuking, he will reinforce the Transaction team led by Partner Dr. Martin Imhof and is expected to further establish the law firm’s presence in the PE market.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of David Tobin as a partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group based in Dallas. David joins from Baker Botts where his practice focuses on high-stakes patent litigation in district courts and proceedings before the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB).